Welcome to the membership page of the Character Design Challenge! Here you will find all the info necessary to participate in our monthly contest and join the largest community of character designers on the Internet!

There are 5 different levels of memberships. You can become a member for free ( Freebie) by simply joining our Facebook group. Additionally, you can easily upgrade your Freebie membership to a premium membership level with Patreon (Tipper, Supporter) or with PayPal (Advertiser and Partner) if you wish to access exclusive perks such as:

By upgrading your Freebie membership on Patreon, you can access amazing perks and win awesome prizes every month! Learn more about all the Challenge Rewards HEREor visit our Patreon page directly HERE

The following list is a content overview of all the membership levels, and the perks connected to it:

PERKS

Group Pass (Freebie+)

Winners Selection (Freebie+)

Theme Preview (Tipper & Supporter)

Survey Access (Supporter)

Challenge Rewards (Supporter)

Website Promotion (Advertiser+)

Social Media Boost (Advertiser+)

Exclusive Partnership (Partner)

MEMBERSHIP LEVELS

Freebie ( Free )

Tipper ( $1 per Month with Patreon )

Supporter ( $5 per Month with Patreon )

Advertiser ( €500 per Month with PayPal)

Partner ( €2000 per Month with PayPal)

Freebie

Freebies are the members of the Character Design Challenge who participate for free, this is usually the starting point for every new member. Freebies have access to our Facebook Group where they can share their unique vision of a character based on a common theme with a community of thousands of artists. Freebies' artworks can potentially be selected as a Winner of the CDChallenge at the end of each month and shared on our website and social pages with a community of over 500.000 art enthusiasts, comic books geeks and animation fans.

IMPORTANT! Requests to join the group can take up to 2/3 weeks, please be patient.

FREEBIE'S PERKS

Group Pass You can access, react, comment and post in our Facebook group

Winners Selection Your design can be selected as a Winner of the CDChallenge

Tipper

Tippers are the members of the Character Design Challenge who have joined us on our Patreon and simply want to show their support for our project by pledging $1 per month, or more. Just as for the Freebies, the Tippers have access to our Facebook Group and their artworks can potentially be selected as a Winner of the CDChallenge at the end of each month, but they also discover the new theme for the CDChallenge before everybody else in the community, 2 days earlier, so they can better prepare and have more time to submit a design for the contest.

IMPORTANT! Check out your email or our Patreon page on the 5th day of each month to discover the new theme!

TIPPER'S PERKS

Group Pass You can access, react, comment and post in our Facebook group

Winners Selection Your design can be selected as a Winner of the CDChallenge

Theme Preview You will discover the new Theme of the Month for the CDChallenge 2 days earlier!

To become a Tipper member, please just follow these easy steps:

Log in with your personal account on Patreon

Go to our Patreon Page

Press the ”Get $1 Reward” and pledge by following the instructions HERE

Supporter

Supporters are the members of the Character Design Challenge who have joined us on our Patreon and want to show their support for our project by pledging $5 per month, or more. Just as for the Freebies and Tippers, the Supporters have access to our Facebook Group and their artworks can potentially be selected as a Winner of the CDChallenge at the end of each month, but they also get exclusive access to the monthly surveys on Patreon to choose the new Themes of the Month (and they will discover the result 2 days earlier). Supporters also get exclusive access to the Challenge Rewards, the monthly prizes of the Character Design Challenge. The 3 designs who will receive the Challenge Rewards will also be promoted on all our social pages along with the classic Winners of the CDChallenge!

IMPORTANT! make sure to post your design on our Patreon page as well, to qualify for the Challenge. If you are not on Facebook and don’t want to open an account there, you can simply post your design on our Patreon page and it will be automatically validated as an entry for the contest.

SUPPORTER'S PERKS

Group Pass You will access, react, comment and post in our Facebook group

Winners Selection Your design can be selected as a Winner of the CDChallenge

Theme Preview You will discover the new Theme of the Month for the CDChallenge 2 days earlier!

Survey Access Exclusive access to the monthly survey, to choose the new Theme of the Month!

Challenge Rewards Every month, the 3 finest artworks, submitted by our Supporters on Patreon will receive special rewards and will also be published on our social pages, along with the classic Winners of the CDChallenge! The list of the Challenge Rewards is HERE

To become a Supporter member, please just follow these easy steps:

Log in with your personal account on Patreon

Go to our Patreon Page

Press the ”Get $5 Reward” and pledge by following the instructions HERE

Advertiser

Advertisers are members of the Character Design Challenge, schools or private companies who want to show their support for our project and advertise on our website and on social pages by pledging €500 per month, or more, via PayPal. Advertisers will see their website, services or products featured on our website with banners. They will also receive promotional shout-outs from us on our social pages, which are followed by a community of over 500.000 artists, creatives, art enthusiasts, comic books geeks and animation fans.

IMPORTANT! Before joining us as a potential Advertiser, your company needs to get in touch with us first, in order to discuss the details for their promotion. More info below!

ADVERTISER'S PERKS

Website Promotion You art, products or services will get a single banner space on our website

Social Media Boost You will receive 2 or more promotional shout-out from us on our social pages

If you wish, as an Advertiser, 3 members of your team (or 3 of your students if you are a school) will also access all the previous perks:

Group Pass You can access, react, comment and post in our Facebook group

Winners Selection Your design can be selected as a Winner of the CDChallenge

Theme Preview You will discover the new Theme of the Month for the CDChallenge 2 days earlier!

Survey Access Exclusive access to the monthly survey, to choose the new Theme of the Month!

Challenge Rewards Every month, the 3 finest artworks submitted by our Supporters on Patreon will receive special rewards and will also be published on our social pages, along with the classic Winners of the CDChallenge! The list of the Challenge Rewards is HERE. As an Advertiser, 3 students of your school or employee of your company can submit their work to us and gain access to the Challenge Rewards. These artworks must be sent to us via email before the end of the current challenge.

To become an Advertiser, please just follow these easy steps:

Get in touch with us first HEREto discuss all the details of your monthly promotion

Follow the PayPal link provided by us via email

Pay the invoice you will receive on your email

Partner

The official Partner of the Character Design Challenge is the hero of our community. It is a single art school or a private company who wants to support our project and become the exclusive partner of the Character Design Challenge by pledging €2000 per month (or more), via PayPal every month, for one year. A Partner will see its services or products featured on our website with multiple banners and advertising spaces. Our official Partner will also receive multiple promotional shout-outs from us on our social pages, which are followed by a community of over 500.000 artists, creatives, art enthusiasts, comic books geeks and animation fans. As a Partners you won't just see your services promoted by us, but as a cornerstone of the CDChallenge, your brand will be considered as a true patron of the arts by the largest and most influential community of character artists on the Internet.

IMPORTANT! Before joining us as a potential Partner, your company needs to get in touch with us first, in order to discuss the details for their promotion. More info below!

UPDATE! This membership level is already taken at the moment.

PARTNER'S PERKS

Exclusive Partner You will become our Official Partner (and the HERO of our community!)

Website Promotion You products or services will get MULTIPLE banners on our website

Social Media Boost You will receive MULTIPLE promotional shout-out our social pages

If you wish, as a Partner, 3 members of your team (or 3 of your students if you are a school) will also access all the previous perks:

Group Pass You can access, react, comment and post in our Facebook group

Winners Selection Your design can be selected as a Winner of the CDChallenge

Theme Preview You will discover the new Theme of the Month for the CDChallenge 2 days earlier!

Survey Access Exclusive access to the monthly survey to choose the new Theme of the Month!

Challenge Rewards Every month, the 3 finest artworks submitted by our Supporters on Patreon will receive special rewards and will also be published on our social pages, along with the classic Winners of the CDChallenge! The list of the Challenge Rewards is HEREAs a Partner, 3 students of your school or employee of your company can submit their work to us and gain access to the Challenge Rewards. These artworks must be sent to us via email before the end of the current challenge.

To become a Partner, please just follow these easy steps:

Get in touch with us first HEREto discuss all the details of your monthly promotion

Follow the PayPal link provided by us via email

Pay the invoice you will receive on your email

LEGAL NOTES

Character Design References™ is not responsible for any copyright infringement on part of the individual artists, our intent is merely to inspire others to create original works based on a common theme. For questions regarding specific pieces of artwork please follow the links for the website, portfolio or social pages provided by the author in the caption of the design posted in our Facebook group or contact directly the profile associated with it. Artists participating in the Character Design Challenge must be a member of the Character Design Challenge group on Facebook or on Patreon. Ensure you have read and fully understood the rules of the competition, the Character Design Challenge Terms of Use, the Facebook Terms of Use and the Patreon Terms of Use before entering an artwork for the contest. The Challenge Rewards are limited and exclusively available to the Supporters of the Character Design References™ on Patreon.

IMPORTANT: The Character Design Challenge is being organised and managed by Character Design References™. The Character Design Challenge is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook or Patreon. By entering this contest, you agree to a complete release of Facebook and Patreon from any or all liability in connection with this contest. The project partners and sponsors are listed on www.characterdesignreferences.com.

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